Tahoegold
Sr. Member
- Mar 7, 2016
- 304
- 303
- Detector(s) used
- Compadre, Gold Racer, White's TRX,Bazooka GT 24",God Hog mats,Grizzly Gold Trap Motherload, Harbor freight 9 function, Cintech pinpointer, Determination
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
Here's a new law for public lands management.
This bill keeps public lands open to "hunting and sports activity" Has anyone any knowledge how this may affect public lands in California and Nevada for prospecting and mining? The article was in Fox News today and it got me wondering if this is going to do anything for us in the way of prospecting. I hear folks talking abour gates being put up on roads etc. This law changes all land closures to being temporary and only for a set amount of days. It limits the number of temporary closures to 3 times. Perminent closure must go through the Secretary of interior and then, "only extensively document the rationale for the decision, how the Department responded to concerns raised through public comments, and demonstrate that closing the land was necessary."
This paragraph was from the article:
Thanks to S. 47, the Interior Secretary must consult with state wildlife officials and allow for public notice and comment before closing off any parcel of public land to sporting activities. Temporary closures are limited to 180 days and can only be renewed up to three times, but must also be narrowly justified. Permanent closures, meanwhile, require the Secretary to extensively document the rationale for the decision, how the Department responded to concerns raised through public comments, and demonstrate that closing the land was necessary.
This bill keeps public lands open to "hunting and sports activity" Has anyone any knowledge how this may affect public lands in California and Nevada for prospecting and mining? The article was in Fox News today and it got me wondering if this is going to do anything for us in the way of prospecting. I hear folks talking abour gates being put up on roads etc. This law changes all land closures to being temporary and only for a set amount of days. It limits the number of temporary closures to 3 times. Perminent closure must go through the Secretary of interior and then, "only extensively document the rationale for the decision, how the Department responded to concerns raised through public comments, and demonstrate that closing the land was necessary."
This paragraph was from the article:
Thanks to S. 47, the Interior Secretary must consult with state wildlife officials and allow for public notice and comment before closing off any parcel of public land to sporting activities. Temporary closures are limited to 180 days and can only be renewed up to three times, but must also be narrowly justified. Permanent closures, meanwhile, require the Secretary to extensively document the rationale for the decision, how the Department responded to concerns raised through public comments, and demonstrate that closing the land was necessary.
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